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Game 36, 2015

Note the early game time. Since the two teams play again tomorrow, this isn’t the day before a travel day. I thus have no idea why it’s starting an hour earlier than usual. The Old-Timers Game is scheduled for 4:00PM.

It’ll be Zack Greinke (5-0, 1.52 ERA) for the Dodgers against Jorge De La Rosa of the Rockies.(0-2, 9.56 ERA). De La Rosa went only four innings against the Dodgers last Sunday, giving up five hits, five earned runs, six walks, and striking out four. With all of that, he didn’t take the loss in the Mother’s Day game the Dodgers eventually won.

In high school, our starting catcher was our No. 2 pitcher. When we played a championship doubleheader, he pitched the first game because the coach figured catching then would wear him out too much to pitch game two.

Well, they’d better get their rear-ends in gear….
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Tonight at Dodger Stadium….
– First 40,000 fans in attendance receive a replica ’65 WS ring….
– Early arriving fans treated to the Annual Old-Timers Game…
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And, it seems like it was at that point that Donny Ballgame ‘pulled the plug’ on the festivities as he’s also made it ‘Saturday Night – Anemic Lineup Night’ for all those in attendance.
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Not a fan, Donny.
PS – When the topic of the lineup came up in the pre-game show, the hosts’ … “just this side of petulant” commentary to the effect that DeLaRosa’s lack of early-season success makes this an ok idea…. Totally Jinxed it! – Obviously, somebody in the Rockies clubhouse was listening. 🙂

Here’s a question I have been thinking about for a while: What do people think the Dodgers’ rotation will be by mid August?
Here’s my guess – Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu, Beachy, Anderson. I would love to throw Cueto in the middle of the rotation but I don’t think the Dodgers make that kind of trade yet.

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